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Goa to replace traditional clay tiles with solar ones
State energy minister Nilesh Cabral says householders will be offered the chance to reduce energy bills without any upfront cost by leasing roofspace to installers as part of plans to add 15 MW of solar capacity in Goa by March.
Nov 13, 2019 // Residential, Rooftop PV, India, Asia, rooftop PV, Nilesh Cabral
300 MW of new solar for China’s 800 kV UHV transmission project
JinkoSolar has announced that it will supply 300 MW of its Tiger solar panels for what it describes as an ultra-high voltage demonstration plant in China’s Qinghai’s province. The project will be connected to an ultra-high voltage power line that State Grid Corp. of China is building to connect the far northwestern part of the country to the more heavily populated eastern provinces.
Nov 29, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Grids, China, JinkoSolar, Asia, mono perc, Kangping Chen
Solar Provider Group Plans to Invest $250 mn in Brazilian Solar Market
Solar Provider Group has arranged a team to enter the Brazilian solar market with the goal to complete investments worth $250 million over the next 5 years
Dec 24, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, South america, Brazil, Solar Provider Group
ET Solar is back in the US market
Six months after settling claims in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of its U.S. distribution subsidiary, the Chinese PV maker says it has signed more than 500 MW of U.S. module supply contracts.
Aug 7, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, California, USA, bifacial, ET Solar, Yuanfar and Wuxi Bardon Company, Alex Chen, mono-PERC, North America
Etrion Sells 70% Stake in Solar Asset in Chile to Innergex for around $46.6 Mn
Switzerland headquartered Etrion Corporation (Etrion) has actually finished the sale of its 70 percent shareholding in a solar photovoltaic (PV) nuclear power plant, PV Salvador SpA, in north Chile, to Canada-based Innergex Renewable Energy Chile Spa.
May 18, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Innergex, Michel Letellier, PV Power Plant, International, Etrion, Marco Antonio Northland
Dutch grid drivers will not need to compensate for shut down solar rooftops
Preacher of economic events and also climate modification, Eric Wiebes, has actually written to parliament to validate grid companies do not have to pay PV system owners when their installments are disconnected from the network due to capability concerns or poor-quality voltage.
May 28, 2020 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, Grids, Rooftop PV, Europe, rooftop PV, Netherlands, Eric Wiebes
A cold method to defect-free solar cells
Chemists on a regular basis utilize high temperatures to make things take place, however often keeping one's cool can function better. Researchers at KAUST are discovering that a low-temperature method can make better solitary crystals for usage in solar cells.
Jun 1, 2020 // Technology, solar cells, KAUST, Osman M. Bakr, Abdullah Alsalloum, Bekir Turedi
West Bengal Looking For EPC Specialists for 125 MW Solar Power Plant
WBSEDCL has actually provided an EOI for engineering, procurement and also building and construction (EPC) of the 125 MW phase-1 of solar park task in West Bengal.
Jun 5, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, EPC, India, tender, Asia, West Bengal, project, Solar Park, West Bengal EPC Solar
As much as 209GW of solar PV to be installed in 2021, BloombergNEF forecasts
As long as 209GW of solar PV could be mounted this year, BloombergNEF (BNEF) has actually stated, with project activity booming in most global markets.
Feb 24, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Market Research, India, China, polysilicon, Asia, BloombergNEF, install forecast
Swinerton breaks ground on 200-MW National Grid solar project in Illinois
National Grid Renewables, that includes the renewables growth company previously known as Geronimo Power, revealed the begin of construction on the 200-MW Prairie Wolf Solar Project in Coles County, Illinois.
Feb 24, 2021 // Plants, Grids, USA, North America, Solar Project, Eric Hoegger, David Reamer, George Hershman, Wes Humphres
Yamaha, Honda, KTM, and Piaggio Team Up to Produce Swappable Batteries Consortium
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. has introduced that the company has signed a Letter of Intent with Honda Motor Co., Ltd., KTM AG, and Piaggio & C SpA to set up a Swappable Batteries Consortium for Motorcycles and light electrical cars (EVs).
Mar 2, 2021 // Storage, EV Swappable Battery, Honda Motors, KTM AG, Piaggio, Sustainable EV ecosystem, Yamha Motora
European storage market 'set to double in 2021'
Grid secondary services in markets including the UK, Italy as well as Nordics are driving growth, states report from EASE
Mar 23, 2021 // Storage, Sweden, UK, Italy, Europe, Norway, EASE, Jon Ferris
New cost-effective solar cell color is simple to produce as well as works well in reduced light problems
EPFL researchers have established a new color for solar cells that enables high power-conversion performance while being simple and affordable to make. The color additionally works remarkably well under low-light problems, which is vital for self- as well as low-powered devices.
Mar 24, 2021 // Technology, solar cell, EPFL, Brian O'Regan, Michael Grätzel
BayWa r.e. expands agroPV project in the Netherlands to shield plants from extreme weather
BayWa r.e. and also its Dutch subsidiary GroenLeven have actually increased an agrophotovoltaic setup in the Netherlands to help protect fruit from hailstorm, heavy rainfall as well as severe warmth.
Mar 30, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Europe, Netherlands, baywa r.e., Agriculture, agrophotovoltaics, Stephan Schindele, groenleven group, Rini Kusters
Gore Street seeks battery war chest
Capital increased will certainly go towards completion of a near-term acquisition and growth of its Irish projects
Apr 7, 2021 // Storage, UK, Europe, Gore Street, Alex O'Cinneide